1015 BC · AM 2989 · United Kingdom

Adonijah attempts to claim David's throne

In David's old age Adonijah exalted himself as king with Joab and Abiathar's support. Nathan and Bathsheba informed David and appealed to his oath that Solomon would succeed him (1 Kings 1:1-27).

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📖 1 Kings 1:1–3

1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm. 2So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.” 3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

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